jtgoff893
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Scammed by Alex2012, done with sythe.
It appears that alex2012 wasn't indeed the scammer, but that we were both involved in a "man-in-the-middle" scam. However the mod who handled the case doesn't see any negligence on Alex's part. However I feel VERY differently.
I never replied to her PM, yet she continued to do the transaction, she took no steps at all to ensure the trade was legitimate, and she was also talking to a Skype linked to a confirmed scammer. She didn't care at all about the safety of the trade, or whether someone was getting scammed, she simply wanted to buy the gold. How is that not acting negligently?
Yes I overlooked checking the skype, because when she sent me a pm, I thought for sure that meant it was legit, and that was careless on my part.
HOWEVER, me being unaware of some scamming practices is due to me being somewhat new to sythe trying to buy an account. Alex has been around a long time, and has done hundreds of deals. She should have easily seen something was fishy about the deal, especially after I didn't respond to her PM on sythe. But she didn't even hesitate to do the trade, and all the while she was setting up the deal with a confirmed scammers skype profile. I don't think she was working with the scammer, but I think she didn't really care if someone was getting scammed, and was simply just looking to buy gold.
So yes, I made a few mistakes during the deal and that caused me to get scammed, but Alex, who is much more knowledgeable of scam techniques, simply overlooked everything and went along with the trade. If that isn't negligent behavior, I'm not sure what is. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negligent
rspleasant said it was ok for me to ask another mod to look into for a second opinion, hoping this was the right place to post this.
All evidence of the events is in the thread linked at the beginning. Thank you.
It appears that alex2012 wasn't indeed the scammer, but that we were both involved in a "man-in-the-middle" scam. However the mod who handled the case doesn't see any negligence on Alex's part. However I feel VERY differently.
I never replied to her PM, yet she continued to do the transaction, she took no steps at all to ensure the trade was legitimate, and she was also talking to a Skype linked to a confirmed scammer. She didn't care at all about the safety of the trade, or whether someone was getting scammed, she simply wanted to buy the gold. How is that not acting negligently?
Yes I overlooked checking the skype, because when she sent me a pm, I thought for sure that meant it was legit, and that was careless on my part.
HOWEVER, me being unaware of some scamming practices is due to me being somewhat new to sythe trying to buy an account. Alex has been around a long time, and has done hundreds of deals. She should have easily seen something was fishy about the deal, especially after I didn't respond to her PM on sythe. But she didn't even hesitate to do the trade, and all the while she was setting up the deal with a confirmed scammers skype profile. I don't think she was working with the scammer, but I think she didn't really care if someone was getting scammed, and was simply just looking to buy gold.
So yes, I made a few mistakes during the deal and that caused me to get scammed, but Alex, who is much more knowledgeable of scam techniques, simply overlooked everything and went along with the trade. If that isn't negligent behavior, I'm not sure what is. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negligent
rspleasant said it was ok for me to ask another mod to look into for a second opinion, hoping this was the right place to post this.
All evidence of the events is in the thread linked at the beginning. Thank you.
